Fox Movies (formerly Star Movies and Fox Movies Premium) was a Southeast Asian movie network owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, subsidiaries of International Operations unit of The Walt Disney Company.
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| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
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| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 10 June 2017 (Southeast Asia) |
| Closed | 1 October 2021 (pan-Asian feed) |
| Replaced by | Disney+/Star (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Philippines) Disney+ Hotstar (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) |
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| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11) |
With the launch of Disney+ Hotstar/Disney+ across Asia, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. Indonesian feed was the first to be affected from September 1, 2020, before Singapore and Malaysia from February 1, 2021. The change was affected in most of available feeds across Asia, before the channel shutdown that was announced.[1]
History
editAs Fox Movies Premium
editOn 1 January 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and FOX Movies Premium HD,[2][3] available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries.
As Fox Movies
editTo tie in with the premiere of the 2016 film X-Men Apocalypse, Fox Movies Premium in Southeast Asia and Star Movies in the Philippines (SD only), rebranded to Fox Movies on June 10, 2017.[4][5]
On November 1, 2017, Star Movies Vietnam was rebranded as Fox Movies Vietnam.[6][7]
On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.
Fox Movies Asia
editFox Movies Asia (formerly known as Fox Movies Premium) was transmitted in Southeast Asia. It was the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spent minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel did not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8 pm (or 9 pm for Malaysia). This channel broadcast 24 hours a day. 5.1 Dolby Surround sound was available and applicable on the HD channel.
Fox Movies Philippines
editOn June 10, 2017, Star Movies (Philippines, SD only) was rebranded as Fox Movies. Like its predecessor, it also has English subtitles daily, as well as local advertisements when the movie is taking a break (its HD counterpart, however, does not because of the HD channel formerly using its Asian feed (Fox Movies Premium) and Fox Movies Asia feed). The channel typically broadcasts action, comedy, animation and horror/suspense films every day and drama films on early morning.
On June 12, 2017, the HD channel was converted into Philippine feed during independence day of the Philippines while the Asia feed will continue to broadcast via live streaming on a subscription-based FOX+ which is available to Cignal, Globe, Smart and PLDT Home subscribers and with Chinese subtitles on their movies (along with Fox Family Movies and Fox Action Movies) which was later removed and replaced by Fox Sports including (2 & 3).
Revert to Asian feed and shutdown
editOn January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels: Fox Life, FOX, and National Geographic SD, were reverted to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements. The channel premieres major blockbuster films every Saturday while independent and low-budget films on Mondays and Thursdays.
After 27 years of broadcasting, Disney has announced that Fox Movies, along with other Disney-owned Fox channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, to officially cease operations on October 1, 2021.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Multiple sources:
- Frater, Patrick (April 27, 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- Kanter, Jake (April 27, 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- Lai, Adrian (April 29, 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Tan, Emily (2011-11-01). "Fox launches premium movie channel and on-demand online player". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Fox Movies Premium promo with Alan M. Wong". Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Transition from Fox Movies Premium to Fox Movies on 10 June 2017, retrieved 2022-04-26
- ^ STAR Movies SD Philippines to Fox Movies Philippines (June 10, 2017 - 09:00am PST), retrieved 2022-04-26
- ^ FOX Movies và FOX Life chính thức lên sóng truyền hình MobiTV Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via http://mobitv.hanoi.vn 10-20-2017
- ^ [Trailer] Star Movies Vietnam is changing to FOX Movies Asia from 1 Nov 2017, retrieved 2022-04-26
External links
edit- Official website (archived)